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Teach Your Students What to Do When Colleagues Don’t Read Anything They Write. Here Are 8 Ways to Change That.
"Long emails and dense, difficult to decipher memos mean modern office communication goes ignored more often than it’s understood. For over a decade, I taught college students how to communicate in professional settings. Every class began with a single, all-consuming thesis: “Nobody will ever want to read anything you write at work. Period.”
11 Habits of Ridiculously Likable People That Can Be Self-Taught
"Likeable people do better in life in general. They attract more people to them, along with opportunities and invitations. Some say they are likeable because they get more “breaks” than the average person. I think it’s the opposite, and there is a lot of research to back up my opinion. I wrote about the happiness advantage here.
"But if likeable people get further in life, can we become more likeable, or are we dealing with an inherited genetic code that has our gregarious dial preset before birth? No matter what our natural predisposition is, I’m certain we all can improve our likeability factor by changing a few key behaviors."
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Read moreWhat Is the Role of the Cell Phone in Business Communication Today?
The role of cell phones in business communication today is vast. Cell phones connect people to work and to each other in ways the landline never could. Cell phones today have vastly improved in the past decade and allow people to not only connect, but to have a powerful computer in the palm of their hand.
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Read more7 Ways to Be a Better Communicator — by Tweaking Your Body Language
"Body language is so much more than moving one’s hands or waving one’s arms — and it’s also something we should all get comfortable with using, says communications expert David PJ Phillips. Phillips has spent years analyzing 5,000 public speakers to identify what moves work — and which ones don’t — when talking to an audience."
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Read more12 Things People Decide Within Seconds of Meeting You
It takes just three seconds for someone to determine whether they like you and want to do business with you. Make that time count.
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Read more9 Ways to Start a Conversation with Absolutely Anyone
There’s a way to connect with anyone, from the CEO to a new acquaintance. Try asking them for advice.
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Read more12 Negative Behaviors That Highly Likable People Avoid
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- Scott Mautz is a motivational speaker, best-selling author, and former executive at Proctor & Gamble.
- Mautz says that being likable is not only an important personal attribute, but one that he considers key to being successful in the business world, whether as a boss or an employee.
- Highly successful people are careful to avoid the most unlikable behaviors, which include humblebragging, being dramatic, needing constant validation, and giving shallow compliments.
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Read more7 Simple Ways to Make Your Meetings Quicker and More Productive
Most companies hold too many meetings. And the more time people spend in meetings, the less they do on the work that needs to get done.
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